"If you change your mind, I'm the first in line: Honey, I'm still free, take a chance on me!" The words of the ABBA song boomed out at the launch of the Liberal DemocratsAlso known as the Lib Dems, a liberal political party in the UK. ' manifestoA statement published by a person or group of people, especially a political party, or a government, in which they say what their aims and policies are..

In the headlines. The Lib Dems plan to raise an extra £5.2bn for the NHSThe National Health Service, the publicly funded healthcare system in the UK. The NHS was founded in 1948. by increasing Capital Gains TaxTaxes people pay when they sell an asset such as stocks, bonds, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, jewellery and real estate. . Some of this would be used to give free social care to everyone in England.  

Economy. No increase in income tax, national insuranceIn the UK, a tax on money you earn, either from your job or by being self-employed. or VATShort for value added tax. It is payable to the government by a business that sells an item. Essential items like food are zero-rated. Children's clothes are also exceptions., but new taxes on banks, fossil fuel companies and aviation. Government spending to increase by nearly £27bn a year by 2029. The benefit cap - the limit to how much one household can claim - to be removed.  

Education. Free school meals for all primary-school pupils. Extra tutoring for children from poor families. Spending on each student to increase by more than inflation.  

Immigration. No aim to cut numbers. The RwandaA country in the centre of Africa. At least 500,000 people were killed in the appalling genocide of 1994. scheme would be scrapped and "safe and legal routes" provided for asylum seekersPeople who have left their countries due to danger and are seeking refuge elsewhere. .

Health and social care. 8,000 more GPsGeneral Practitioners, a British term for doctors who work in the community to treat patients with minor illnesses and refer seriously ill people to hospital specialists. in England, free social care and more mental health support. Most cancer patients to begin treatment within 62 days. Access to an NHSThe National Health Service, the publicly funded healthcare system in the UK. The NHS was founded in 1948. dentist for anyone who needs it urgently.

Society. Introduce a written constitutionA document that sets out the fundamental rules according to which a country is governed, which are usually difficult to change. and reform the House of LordsIn the UK, the upper chamber of the UK Parliament. It is made up of hereditary peers, the Lords Spiritual (bishops) and life peers. . Bring in proportional representationA voting system in which the winning party gets a proportion of parliamentary seats equal to its proportion of the vote. and give a vote to 16 and 17-year-olds. Remove recently introduced limits on the right to protest.

The manifesto is "far, far less ambitious" than the Lib Dems' last one, said Sky's Ed Conway. Instead of promising to rejoin the EUEuropean Union. An economic and political union of 27 countries. as soon as possible, the initial aim is just to rejoin the single marketAlso known as a common market. When a group of countries agree to remove trade barriers, so border regulations do not apply to goods travelling between the countries. .

Writing in The Guardian, John Crace says that the manifesto could have been much shorter: "The real reason most people voting Lib Dem in just over three weeks' time will be doing so is that they aren't the ToriesThe Tory Party was the former name of the Conservative Party. The phrase is still used to refer to Conservatives. . That is enough."

Do you agree?

Yes: An opinion poll about the most popular election policies found that the top three were Lib Dem ones. They understand the things people really care about, and are prepared to spend money on them.  

No: Although they have provided costings, they are not realistic ones. They hope to raise at least £7bn by cracking down on tax avoidanceWhen a person finds legal loopholes to avoid taxes/pay less tax. It is different to tax evasion, which is when someone does not pay taxes in an illegal way. - £2bn more than their rivals - which is madly optimistic.  

Or... Even if they do not end up in government, the Lib Dems could play a vital part in the general election by drawing votes away from other parties - particularly the Conservatives.